PSYCH291 Lecture Notes - Knowledge Mobilization, Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
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It"s important to distinguish between hypothesis testing research and exploratory research. Hypothesis testing can be further divided into basic, applied, and translational research. The goal is to advance knowledge of psychological phenomena. Focused on building/developing theories that explain those phenomena. E. g. do people remember better reading aloud or silently. Good idea to get collaborators during this period (brainstorm ideas, perform research, write the paper together) Ethics application has to be done during this step. See how it relates to the original theory. Nserc (natural science and engineering research council) Social sciences & humanities research council of canada. Have to justify the research: theoretical & applied applications. Evaluated by top researchers in the field. First thing researchers typically do when they complete new research is bring it to a conference and present it (via poster or a talk) Then they usually submit the research to a scientific journal. Sometimes where the research is conducted (universities) can publish the research done locally.
